GAME INFORMATIONWho: Oakland Athletics (72-57, 2 1/2 games behind Rangers in AL West) at Detroit Tigers (77-53, 6 games ahead of Indians in AL Central).Where: Comerica Park in Detroit.First pitch: 7:08 p.m.Television: Live on Fox Sports Detroit.Radio: 97.1 The Ticket and the Detroit Tigers radio network.Twitter: Follow Chris Iott and James Schmehl.Live coverage: Look for a live blog hosted by Chris Iott on MLive.com about an hour before first pitch.

GAME NOTES-- Anibal Sanchez leads the American League in ERA (2.45) and has had success against the players currently on the roster for the A's. Current Oakland players are hitting just .227 with a .659 OPS against Sanchez. Seth Smith (7-for-18, three home runs) has done most of the damage.

-- Shortstop Jose Iglesias is back in the starting lineup for the Tigers after missing the past two games. Iglesias sat out games Saturday and Sunday against the New York Mets after being hit by a pitch just above the left elbow Friday night.

-- Prince Fielder has two hits in five at-bats against Oakland starter A.J. Griffin and both of them are home runs. Miguel Cabrera has a double and a home run among three hits against Griffin.

-- The forecast calls for temperatures in the mid-80s for first pitch at Comerica Park. There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening.

PRE-GAME LINKSLooking for some light reading between now and first pitch? Check out these stories from the past day or so on MLive.com: